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Manta Makes First Flight with ANN2 Hybrid VTOL/STOL Model

The Swiss-Italian company aims to have a full-scale prototype flying in 2022 and be ready to start pre-production in 2023, and service entry in 2025.
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Eviation Says Alice Prototype Will Start Flight Tests in 2021

Flight testing of the all-electric Alice fixed-wing aircraft was delayed following a fire in the batteries during ground testing in January 2020.
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United Therapeutics Digs Deep to Back Longer-Range eVTOL Aircraft

The medical group is looking to buy large fleets of eVTOL aircraft able to fly at least 250 nautical miles and is backing three programs.
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German Emergency Medical Flight Operator ADAC Orders Two VoloCity eVTOLs

ADAC Luftrettung aims to begin air rescue operational trials with Volocopter's all-electric aircraft in 2023.
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FutureFlight

Blade Goes Public to Raise Funds to Build eVTOL Urban Air Mobility Fleet

The helicopter operator is planning to expand its network and prepare for eVTOL aircraft operations as it goes public through acquisition by Experience Investment.
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Austria Grants Trial eVTOL Flight Permit to EHang

EHang worked with Austrian partner FACC to obtain a trial flight permit to test its AAV in European airspace.
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Avionics

Icon Offers G3X Upgrade for A5 Amphibian

Icon A5 buyers can now purchase an optional Garmin G3X Touch display and two-axis autopilot.
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Aircraft

With Products Refreshed, Bombardier To Focus on Mx

Eric Martel reiterated that the company is unlikely to introduce a new aircraft in the next five years but said it is well positioned with current lineup.
Airports

JSX Sues John Wayne Airport To Provide Air Service

JSX alleges in a lawsuit that it was informed last month it would not be allowed to operate at the Orange County airport beginning January 1.
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Aircraft

ATR Hands Over First New-built ATR 72-600F to FedEx

U.S. express transportation company FedEx will take delivery of 30 ATR 72-600Fs over the next five years and deploy them in Europe and the Americas.
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Avionics

AEA Slides Annual Convention from March to June

Originally slated to take place starting on March 15, 2021, AEA's three-day annual convention is now scheduled for June 22-25 and will remain in Dallas.
Training and Workforce

RFDS Selects FlightSafety's MissionFit Training Device

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations will use the FlightSafety MissionFit Flight training device for Pilatus PC-12 NG training.
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Blade To Go Public Through Experience Acquisition

The acquisition by Experience is anticipated to result in $400 million in gross proceeds that Blade will use to expand markets and increase infrastructure.
Airlines

AirAsia India in Peril as IndiGo Boosts Market Share

Covid effects have led to talks between AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes and the Tata Group over the Malaysian group’s stake in AirAsia India.
Aircraft

Airbus Unveils ‘Podded’ Engine Design for ZEROe Program

A new design featuring six eight-bladed pods mounted beneath the aircraft wing represents Airbus’s latest effort to “scale up” hydrogen-powered engines.
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Aircraft

First MC-21 Powered by Russian Engines Takes Flight

The MC-21-310 narrowbody flew for one hour and 25 minutes following its first takeoff from Irkutsk.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Conducts Advanced Connectivity Trials

For the first time the F-22 and F-35 fifth-generation fighters “talked” to each other securely via datalink.
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Avionics

Garmin Adds Smart Rudder Bias to Piston Twins

Smart Rudder Bias is the newest addition to the Garmin Autonomi family and brings new safety features to piston twins.
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Aircraft

Ampaire’s Electric EEL Tests Prepare the Way For Greener Airliner Services

Ampaire’s Electric EEL Tests Prepare the Way For Greener Airliner Services
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FBOs

NATA Continues Hangar Foam Revision Quest

The second draft meeting for NFPA's 409 aircraft hangar fire protection code is slated for February.
Aircraft

Top Analysts See Widening Airbus-Boeing Divide amid Covid

Teal Group vice president Richard Aboulafia and AeroDynamic Advisory director Kevin Michaels believe narrowbody trends favor Airbus.

Argus: Bizav Ops Continue Declines in November

Business aviation operations were down 16.4 percent year-over-year in November, representing a flattening of recovery, according to Argus.
FBOs

Sheltair Orlando Welcomes New Bizav Tenant

GPI Geospatial occupies the third floor of the FBO's four-story terminal at Orlando Executive Airport and hangars its three aircraft there.
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Rotorcraft

FAA's Dickson Warns 'Disruptions' Could Affect Safety

FAA administrator Steve Dickson describes risks resulting from changes caused by the pandemic.
Rotorcraft

HAI, FAA Call for Voluntary Rotorcraft Safety Retrofits

HAI president and FAA administrator call for retrofit of crash resistant fuel systems, seats, and structures in legacy helicopters.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Eurodrone Looks to Development and Production Contract

The four-nation program for a MALE UAV is awaiting a contract to launch the development and production of 60 air vehicles for service-entry in 2028.
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FutureFlight

U.S. Air Force Approves Joby's eVTOL Aircraft For Military Flights

The announcement, during the AFWERX Accelerate conference, marks the first-time an eVTOL aircraft has received U.S. military airworthiness approval.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Greenlights Pfizer Covid Vaccine for Pilots, Controllers

The FAA on December 12 determined that pilots can receive the Covid-19 vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification.
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Rotorcraft

Manila Inducts Black Hawks, Considers Second Batch

The Philippines Air Force has begun operating the Black Hawk, having received its first batch of six in November.
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Avionics

Garmin Upgrades GTN Xi Navigators

New features for the Garmin GTN XI navigators are available with a software update.
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